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'The Who' Announce New U.S. Cancer Charity

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    Rock legends use star power to help teen patients

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Or rocking out to The -- today at America live one of the world's.

The best selling bands.

With songs dating back to the sixties and seventies like the kids are all right in my generation.

Still anthems for young people today.

Well look who also has a long history of giving back to young fans and today they announced a new cancer charity here in the US -- and -- live in Los Angeles.

I -- -- the rock legends have been putting the spotlight on teens and young adults battling cancer for decades in the UK.

And are launching a new effort here in the states in the next hour along with a little help from some of their rock royalty.

Fund raising France.

They'll Mike's swinging stage roaring lead singer of The Who isn't.

Passionate about supporting teens and young adults with cancer -- -- is fronting one of the biggest rock bands of all time.

If she cannot Brian it's a win win win win situation.

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Something the states my hall.

Roger -- along with -- guitarist Pete Townsend.

Are lending their support and fund raising efforts to the UCLA adultery towns and teens and young adult cancer program.

The first of its kind in the US modeled after the UK teenage cancer trust.

Grieving the special unit that will allow young people to be -- together with a common -- to gain support from each other.

While receiving treatment we found on putting.

Putting teams together as a unit in in an environmentally friendly.

Place -- -- -- I can give a lot for the tea nice.

Not next to a four year old who to you know play me or even in some countries a geriatric -- it was she's need to group put.

The four year over -- reveal the champion had tricked.

-- whose front man hopes this will just be the start a program like this one.

And Led Zeppelin Robert Plant will be on hand at UCLA for the launch he adultery will be holding fund raisers this weekend.

For this new program until the -- camp to hear about the soon literally squandered being -- five disc box set.

Coming out a few weeks it's a director's cut crafted by who guitarist.

Pete Townsend and we hear that there's going to be tour next year it's -- -- to Megan I'm gonna guess that this is a story that you suggested yourself.

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I'm nice invited and welcome my friend good to see.